About

BACCH is the professional membership organisation for doctors and other professionals working in paediatrics and child health in the community. It represents the largest paediatrics sub-specialty and is a specialty group of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health. 

Our members work mostly in non-acute settings and have expertise in working with vulnerable groups of children and their carers. This includes children with developmental disorders and disabilities, those with complex behavioural issues and those who are at risk of abuse or are being abused. They also have a particular role with children who are “Looked After” or are in the process of being adopted.

Vision

BACCH exists ‘to promote and protect the good health of children and their families in their communities'.  

Strategic Objectives

We achieve our mission through our three Strategic Objectives: 

1. Healthy Children and Families 

This objective aims to promote and protect child health and prevent child illness. Its focus is advocacy and policy. Priorities in this objective are: 

• Collaboration with RCPCH and partner organisations on child health policy development 
• Collaboration with other community child health professional groups and with the Health Policy Influencing Group  
• Advocacy on policy development with government in the four nations of the UK and across the fields of health, social care and education  

2. Effective Child Health Services in Communities 

This objective addresses the planning, delivery and improvement of children’s services with and in communities. Priorities in this objective include:

• Workforce development
• Workforce planning and sustainability (Multi-professional) 
• Workforce training and education (Predominantly medical) 
• Workforce career and personal learning. (Medical) 
• Quality Improvement 
• Integrated care in communities 
• Research and innovation 

3. Equitable Child Health Outcomes  

This objective addresses the significant impact the social determinants of health have on children’s short and long term outcomes. Priorities in this objective include:  

• Outcomes development 
• Children’s rights framework implementation   
• Action on the social determinants of child health 

Membership is open to all professionals working in child health (and affiliate membership for others interested in our aims). Visit our membership page for information on how to join.